Gay rights in focus before UN vote
repost from The AP By ANITA SNOW| The Associated Press Sunday, December 19, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — A culture war has broken out at the United Nations over…
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Take Action on an Important LGBT Vote at the United Nations
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice announced on Friday that the U.S. will press for a major UN vote to restore language in a resolution on extrajudicial…
Read moreGays in Africa face growing persecution, activists say
repost from the Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post | Foreign Service Sunday, December 12, 2010; A12 KAMPALA, UGANDA – Persecution of gays is intensifying across Africa,…
Read moreU.S. will press for a major UN vote to restore language in a resolution on extrajudicial killings
UN, New York, Dec. 10—In a speech at a UN event to mark International Human Rights Day, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice today announced that the U.S. will press…
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A New Passage to India: Can the U.S. and India Forge a Human Rights Partnership on LGBT Rights? By Arvind Narrain and Mark Bromley President Obama described his…
Read moreRachel Maddow exposes the stereotypes and prejudice that animate David Bahati
The Council was pleased to see Rachel Maddow expose the stereotypes and prejudice that animate David Bahati, the parliamentarian who authored the “anti-homosexuality” bill in Uganda, on her…
Read moreIn Africa, homosexuality emerging as hot-button issue
Re-posted from The Christian Science Monitor By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / December 8, 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa Long seen as a fringe societal taboo far from the realm…
Read moreMalawi’s parliament has adopted a bill criminalizing consensual sex between women
Malawi’s parliament has adopted a bill criminalizing consensual sex between women. Malawi’s President must now decide whether to sign the bill into law. Malawi’s penal code currently prohibits…
Read moreDavid Bahati is no longer welcome to attend international conference
The Council is pleased to learn that the organizers of the conference that Mr. Bahati is traveling to Washington DC to attend have decided that he will no…
Read moreUgandan Parliamentarian who introduced the “kill the gays” bill may be in Washington
We are disappointed to learn that the Ugandan Parliamentarian who introduced the “kill the gays” bill may be in Washington this month for an international conference. We encourage…
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